庶民|しょみんshomin[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncommon people; ordinary people; masses
   庶民しょみんはまるで羊ひつじのように独裁者どくさいしゃの後うしろにしたがった。↗

   The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.

• Synonym大衆たいしゅうNeutralThe masses (「大衆文化」); the emphasis is on the general public in large numbers, where 「庶民」 stresses ordinary people as opposed to the upper classes.
• Synonym民衆みんしゅうNeutralThe populace (「民衆の声」); used mostly in political and historical contexts.
• Related下々しもじもWrittenWritten/formal prose for the lower classes, carrying the tone of a superior speaking of the common people.
• Related衆庶しゅうしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for the common people in great numbers; rare — in everyday speech use 「庶民」 or 「大衆」.
• Related一般大衆いっぱんたいしゅうNeutralThe general public (「一般大衆向け」); emphasizes ordinary people at large.
• Related常民じょうみんWrittenWritten/formal prose; mostly a folklore-studies term for the common people.
• Related士庶ししょWrittenWritten/formal prose for samurai and commoners together; mostly in historical writing.
• Antonym貴族きぞくNeutralThe nobility; stands opposite 「庶民」.
• Antonym富豪ふごうNeutralThe very wealthy; stands opposite 「庶民」.

Use 「庶民」 for ordinary people set against the upper classes, as in 「庶民的な店」 or 「庶民の味」. For the general public as a large body say 「大衆」; in political or historical contexts say 「民衆」. 「一般大衆」 stresses ordinary people at large. In written prose, 「下々」 takes a superior's tone, 「常民」 is a folklore term, 「士庶」 is historical, and 「衆庶」 is rare. Antonyms: 「貴族」, 「富豪」.

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1. 多数たすうの通常つうじょうの民たみ。